Manchester United might be willing to let go of a player they had planned to keep this summer in order to get a player they desire.
The Red Devils made severe purpose expressions at the beginning of the summer window by spending almost £160 million on Rasmus Hojlund, Mason Mount, and Andre Onana combined. However, there hasn’t been much discussion of additional arrivals at Old Trafford in recent weeks.
Manager Erik ten Hag will need to sell players in order to make purchases, and given that Sofyan Amrabat of Fiorentina wants to join Manchester United, according to Ben Jacobs of CBS Sports, the Dutchman may have to let go of players he’d rather not.
Victor Lindelof from Stade Rennais is attracting interest, according to Fabrice Hawkins of the French sports publication RMC Sport. Although Ten Hag left the England international out of the team that fell to Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 last week, United would much instead trade Harry Maguire. With more teams showing interest in Lindelof, United might decide to take advantage of that development in order to bring in a new player.
Nice’s Jean-Clair Todibo and Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace have both been mentioned recently. Fabrizio Romano, however, argues that Lindelof is doomed.
Earlier this year, the Italian transfer guru tweeted that Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid were both interested in the Swede. Still, it appears that United now have too few defenders for them to even consider selling. On the first day of the season, Lindelof came off the bench against Wolves.
With veteran Jonny Evans still working out with the team, Ten Hag’s options for right-footed center-backs are limited to Raphael Varane, Maguire, and Lindelof. Since taking over at Old Trafford, he has deployed Luke Shaw and Lisandro Martinez as the left half of his defensive pairing.
Prior to the deadline, United is interested in adding a backup goalkeeper to the team in addition to a new defender and midfielder.
Amrabat is worth €30 million according to Transfermarkt.